The feathers take anywhere from 80 to 150 hours of carving for the final product. Webb carves individual feathers for every fallen soldier from Ohio.

"It needs to be done. It truly is a memorial by Ohioans, for Ohioans," Webb said.

Earlier this year, Graham started the Ohio-based project somewhat unintentionally. He was passing the time by carving a feather that had fallen into a friend's yard.

After seeing reaction from friends of fallen soldiers, he knew there was a much larger purpose behind his passion.

"We're starting off in Ohio, and then once Ohio is complete, I'm going to push it nationally,” Webb said.

When he presented his specially crafted feather to Adolfo Olivas, whose son, Cpl. Nicholas Olivas, was killed in Afghanistan in 2012, a range of emotions came over Olivas, who is dedicated to celebrating the life of his son.

"So many things came together: My collection of eagles, my completion of his room, the fact that it's a wild animal and he was so much into wildlife. There are just so many connections that I could probably do a 90-minute documentary on what's all involved here,” Olivas said.

When Webb first received Nicholas' feather from another carver, he immediately connected to it.

“It just jumped out at me and said, ‘Hi dad, I'm home,’” Webb said.

No two feathers are alike. That’s one other characteristic that makes this particular tribute truly one-of-a-kind, Webb said.

Olivas said these random acts of kindness touch deeply, and the touch will be felt forever.